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My boyfriend has strep throat doc told him it should be gone in 8 days and said take advil (ibuprofen) every 5 hours it's been 7 days can we kiss or will i get it?

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Dr. Katharine Cox answered

Specializes in Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Strep throat: Strep throat is no longer contagious after the 1st 24 hours of proper treatment so 7 days of treatment should be long enough. Stay healthy!

Dr Ferguson and another doctor agreed

Answered 9/13/2017

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